The buyers would instead purchase between $8 billion and $10 billion of preferred securities. The plan also involves a dividend of between $8 and $10 a share to be paid out.
Last week, the deal to take BCE private appeared to be in doubt after an advisory firm said the leveraged buyout would put the telecom company’s solvency at risk.
The deadline to complete the deal is Dec. 11.
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